Financial Times: Amazon closes $8.45bn deal to acquire film studio MGM
March 17, 2022 — On the heels of news that Amazon closed on its deal to acquire MGM studios, Senior Policy Analyst Krista Brown shared her thoughts with Financial Times about the ways antitrust officials can still hold Amazon accountable for the wide range of anti-competitive tactics they use.
POLITICO: U.S. antitrust enforcers won’t challenge Amazon’s MGM deal, dashing hopes of monopoly critics
March 17, 2022 — Following the FTC’s decision to not challenge Amazon’s acquisition of MGM Studios, Economic Liberties explained to POLITICO the agency can challenge the deal at any time if it determines it is harming competition.
Economic Liberties Statement on Amazon-MGM Acquisition
March 17, 2022 — The American Economic Liberties Project released a statement in response to reports that Amazon is closing on their $8.45 billion acquisition of MGM Studios.
Economic Liberties’ Experts Testify in Support of Minnesota Antimonopoly Lesiglation
March 16, 2022 — Policy experts from the American Economic Liberties Project will testify in favor of two antimonopoly bills before the Minnesota House of Representatives’ Commerce Committee, urging lawmakers to support legislation designed to address abusive and anticompetitive behavior by dominant corporations.
Senator Warren & Rep. Jones’ Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act Takes Direct Aim at the Record-Shattering Merger Frenzy
March 16, 2022 — The American Economic Liberties Project released a statement in response to the introduction of Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022 by Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Mondaire Jones.